Annie Kane is the managing editor of Momentum's mortgage broking title, The Adviser. As well as leading the editorial strategy, Annie writes news and features about the Australian broking industry, the mortgage market, financial regulation, fintechs and the wider lending landscape. She is also the host of the Elite Broker, New Broker, Mortgage & Finance Leader, Women in Finance and In Focus podcasts and The Adviser Live webcasts. Annie regularly emcees industry events and awards, such as the Better Business Summit, the Women in Finance Summit as well as other industry events. Prior to joining The Adviser in 2016, Annie wrote for The Guardian Australia and had a speciality in sustainability. She has also had her work published in several leading consumer titles, including Elle (Australia) magazine, BBC Music, BBC History and Homes & Antiques magazines.
RBA highlights SME finance ‘challenge’
The RBA’s assistant governor (financial markets) has acknowledged the “longstanding challenge” that SMEs face in accessing finance, adding that “business failures” are ...
BORROWER • Wed, 17 Mar 2021
Third-party originated loans rise 28%: APRA
More than $69 billion of new residential loans at the banks were originated by the third-party channel in the December 2020 quarter, new APRA stats show.
COMPLIANCE • Tue, 16 Mar 2021
NAB announces new head of broker
The major bank has announced its new executive, broker distribution, filling the void left by the departure of Steve Kane.
BROKER • Tue, 16 Mar 2021
RLO repeal would reduce ‘policy creep’: CAFBA
As politicians debate the bill to repeal responsible lending, CAFBA has said that repealing the obligations would help reduce any “grey area” when it comes to commercial ...
COMPLIANCE • Mon, 15 Mar 2021
‘Strong reservations’ with ASIC’s ‘overreaching’: FBAA
While welcoming the Senate committee’s position on removing RLOs and extending BID, the managing director of the FBAA has raised “strong reservations” with how ASIC would ...
COMPLIANCE • Sun, 14 Mar 2021
SFG appoints new national operations manager
The aggregation group has hired a former PLAN Australia partnerships manager and BDM as its national operations manager.
SALES & MARKETING • Sun, 14 Mar 2021
Senate inquiry backs BID extension
The Senate economics legislation committee has recommended that the bill extending best interests duty to more brokers should be passed.
BROKER • Fri, 12 Mar 2021
Government to expand SME Loan scheme
The Treasurer has announced that the scheme will expand and extend, taking loans up to $5 million and helping businesses to refinance their existing loans.
GROWTH • Wed, 10 Mar 2021
Two-fifths of COVID-19 AFCA complaints about credit
Forty-one per cent of COVID-19 complaints lodged with the complaints authority related to credit, with the majority of issues relating to borrowers not being able to ...
COMPLIANCE • Wed, 10 Mar 2021